21 Miles to go!

Hello all!
First entry and I am in a place that I really don't fel comfortable using the computer. Weird isn't it? Probably because it's in a hall way of sorts, in a hotel. Scary stuff this.
Your all probably wondering what the heck I am talking about. I am in the process of walking the West Highland Way, all 95 miles of it. I (and my older sister) only have 21 miles left to do.
A wee summery of our trip thus far, yes?

Day 1: Saturday 1st, Milngavie to Dryman, pretty easy walk - sadly we saw no cows or sheep.

Day 2: Sunday 2nd, Dryman to Rowdernan, had to go up one heck of a hill; called Cormick(sp?) Hill, it felt like going up a mountain and coming down a ski slope! Those big boulders are not funny at all, it was a wee slip and slide all the way down.

Day 3: Monday 3rd, Rowdernan to some place that I can't remember the name of, but it was 14 miles, though we learned that we did an extra 3 miles because our B & B was outside Rowdernan. This is my own personal version of Hell, should I go down there this is what the devil will make me do. This was pretty much cling onto the cliff for dear life and hope to God that a wild goat doesn't follow you. Myself and my sister were hanging onto a cliff for dear life with a wild goat following us. Might I add that wild goats smell! Badly. Though once you experience the smell of a wild goat you realise that you can insult people by calling them a wild goat. 10 hours we climbed/walked, without a break. (Okay, slight lie, but a 10 minute break doesn't amount to much in this case!) We did see some nice sheep and goats too.

Day 4: Tuesday 4th, Someplace to Craiglaich; easy 6 and a half mile one in which we finally saw a cow! And came face to face with a bull. That was pretty funny.

Day 5: Wednesday 5th, Craiglaich to Bridge of Orchy; ah that was a great day, just because we saw what we were after. Highland cows. Big massive furry ginger animals was look all cute and fluffy until you remember that they have sharp point horns that could run you through. And we also went to the Green Wellington Shop! Magical place.

Day 6; Thursday 6th, Bridge of Orchy to Kingston (Glencoe); We went through a bog land, so we saw nothing, well aside from the toad that was making a bid for freedom to the other marshy area. The sun kept shining and my muscles were not happy, they sure as heck let me know about it.

Two more days to go. 8 miles tomorrow and 13 miles on Saturday where we shall have a big fat night at Fort William, and where my sister will go psycho on th wine. Joy's.
But things I have learned thus far:
Your feet might not be the part of you in pain.
You need to be very careful coming down the stairs in a house that you don't know.
Wild goats are very smelly animals.
Bulls are infact scary but they won't do anything to you.
Sheep can get rather upset if you whistle to them.
Loch Lomond is an evil place and should be avoided at all costs.
Bad idea to yelled down at your sister to 'just die' when the wind is bowling in that direction too.

Have I had fun? I'll let you know when I get back into the normal world. When my legs decide not to be mad at me for doing all this walking.

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Blue Demon

Blue Demon
Name
Morv
Age
25
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